General Knowledge Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Which one of the following organisms has a role in converting nitrates to free nitrogen?
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5ef585b0f2ebd073795f236b- 1Pseudomonasfalse
- 2Nitrosomonasfalse
- 3Nitrobacterfalse
- 4Rhizobiumtrue
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Answer : 4. "Rhizobium"
Explanation :
Nitrates are reduced back into nitrogen in the soil by a process called denitrification. This process is performed by bacteria like Pseudomonas denitrificans, etc.
Q: World Environmental Day is celebrated every year on:
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5ee9990b109b5d6e0162399c- 15 Mayfalse
- 25 Junetrue
- 35 Julyfalse
- 418 Julyfalse
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Answer : 2. "5 June"
Explanation :
World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5 every year to remind people to save nature and the earth by stopping their non-environmentally friendly activities. Let's know more about this day, its history, significance, and theme.
Q: Which of the following acids is used in car batteries?
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5ee99605109b5d6e01623341- 1Nitric acidfalse
- 2Hydrochloric acidfalse
- 3Sulphuric acidtrue
- 4Hydrofloric acidfalse
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Answer : 3. "Sulphuric acid"
Explanation :
sulphuric acid is used in car batteries.
Q: Which of the following has a very strong aroma of the fruit?
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5ef97200d7fe817321a63486- 1Ethyl acetatetrue
- 2Methanolfalse
- 3Methyl chloridefalse
- 4Methanoic acidfalse
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Answer : 1. "Ethyl acetate"
Explanation :
This colorless liquid has a characteristic sweet smell (similar to pear drops) and is used in glues, nail polish removers, and in the decaffeination process of tea and coffee. Ethyl acetate is the ester of ethanol and acetic acid; it is manufactured on a large scale for use as a solvent.
Q: Which of the following nutrients do NOT provide energy for animals?
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5ee8894a79b5ea388bed44fc- 1Fatsfalse
- 2Carbohydratesfalse
- 3Vitaminstrue
- 4Proteinsfalse
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Answer : 3. "Vitamins "
Explanation :
Vitamins do not provide energy as they are not stored in our bodies.
Q: The science that deals with the relationship of various organisms with their environment is known as?
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5ee997bfeee45c3b837419d9- 1anthropologyfalse
- 2economicsfalse
- 3ecologytrue
- 4geologyfalse
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Answer : 3. "ecology"
Explanation :
Ecology is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans and their physical environment. The German scientist Earnst Haeckel was the first to use this word in 1869.
Q: In the following that is not related to gases low.
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5ee8665d109b5d6e015e58ea- 1Boyle’s lawfalse
- 2Avogadro’s lawfalse
- 3Len'z lawtrue
- 4Charles’s lawfalse
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Answer : 3. "Len'z law"
Q: Reading of a barometer going down is an indication of
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5edefe488c4c964f73d38f0f- 1rainfalltrue
- 2snowfalse
- 3stormfalse
- 4intense heatfalse
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Answer : 1. "rainfall"
Explanation :
Low pressure – when reading of the barometer is lower than inHg, this is considered as low air pressure, which is associated with warm air and rainstorm. So, clearly, a falling barometer indicates bad weather is ahead.